Catching Wind in Nets

So the presidential elections have been set for a re-run. How nice…The delayed announcement of the results has caused confusion and “evil” speculation all over the country.You know how some people get windmills in their heads, and talk of all silly things….There I was in a bus on my way to Banket. Behind my seat was a smartly dressed gentleman and he was talking to the conductor. At first I paid no attention to their conversation till they started talking about the economic situation of the country.I bet that I wasn’t the only one listening to...

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Pressed On Every-Side...

Living in Zimbabwe, you have to put up with long queques, fuel blues, shortages of cash and food stuffs, insane prices e.t.cAdd to that list brutality by the law enforcement agents and you have the slightest idea of the “world” that I am living in at the moment.The question that’s always whirling up in my mind is; What should my attitude be in the midst of all these anomalies.I think my response to all the evils is splendidly illustrated by the oyster, into whose shell one day there comes a tiny grain of sand.By some strange circumstance, this...

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Less is More....

I need not to be rich to be generous, nor have all wisdom to be understanding…My influence may not be great, but it can be good….My speech may not be eloquent, but it can be truthful and sincere…We cannot all have good looks, but we can have good conscience, and having that, we shall have peace of min...

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Where Is The Love....

I am ashamed that money and position speak to us more loudly than does the simple compassion of the human heart.May it be to the glory of everyone that not only the strong are heard, but also the weak; not only the powerful, but the helpless; not only those with influence, but also those who have nothing but a case and an appeal…..May we put our hearts into our work, that our work may get into our hearts.We give because the sound of crying disturbs us, and we want to be free to look after the things that concern ourselves.We want peace without...

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Evil in the Mirror

Father, make me bold enough to confront the face of evil and of wrong, even when it bears my own image...

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